Our experts share their best bets for this weekend’s college and NFL games.
Betting
Post Time 12:30 p.m.
Matt Youmans, Kelly Stewart and Golden Nugget sports book director Tony Miller preview the college football and NFL weekend.
Since the news broke that quarterback Johnny Manziel would start for the Cleveland Browns in today’s “Thursday Night Football” game against the favored Cincinnati Bengals, the line has moved from 10 points to 11½, according to Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito.
There is no doubt in my mind that a Hollywood movie will be made about a winner of a Breeders’ Cup race Saturday at Keeneland. The script is writing itself as we speak.
In a feat as improbable as the Royals’ magical run, Las Vegas sports bettor Dave Oancea claims to have won almost $2.5 million ($2,457,200 to be exact) in future bets on Kansas City to win the World Series.
Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has been playing with broken ribs since Week 3 of the NFL season, Fox Sports reported Sunday. Despite that news, money has been pouring into Las Vegas sports books on underdog Indianapolis against the Carolina Panthers in advance of today’s “Monday Night Football” matchup.
Seven touchdown passes should be enough to win a game, yet Drew Brees needed help. He needed the opposing coach to have a brain cramp, and he needed a kicker to deliver. He got it all, because it was one of those days for Brees.
After a slow start, Adrian Peterson is off and running, and the Minnesota Vikings are beginning to become the threat they were expected to be in the NFC.
It has been more than a month since the Dallas Cowboys won a game. In the meantime, there has been no shortage of drama and discontent, and no sign of injured quarterback Tony Romo returning.
This weekend marks two of the finest days in thoroughbred racing. The Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Ky., offers 13 Grade I events with large fields and a plethora of opportunities to make money.
Two months ago, many pundits had Auburn pegged as a contender for college football’s four-team playoff. The season has not gone how coach Gus Malzahn and those pundits planned, however.